The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-16
Local and state Notes.


The Wabash proper has opened a station at
ABBOTT. Ind, and appointed Jacob Hill agent.
The c., Fl. g. ID. has declared its regular quar-
terly dividend Of per cent, payable Aug. 1.
The l., D. g. S. road earned in June, $50, OH
asainat $25, POI in the corresponding month of
1886.
Should the Ives-Staynor syndicate carry out
their bold programme they will have under their
control 3, 055 miles of railroad
The Lakei Erie & Western increased it's earn
ings during the first week in July over those of
the corresponding week in 1886, So 422
. A. ID. Perry, district passenger agent of the
Chicago 81 Alton road, accom- panied by his wife,
has gone to French Lick Springs for few days
rest
The Lackawanna fast-freight line has COM
menced working business over the l., B. g. w.
The line also works out of Indianapolis over the
c.. FL. 81 l.
The Wabash Western earned the frat weeklin
July 10000, an increase over the earnings in
July, 1885, of s2S 000 The total increase this
has been $685. 000
On Wednesday, Col. Horace Scott, with a
large force of men and teams, commenced the
construction of the Cannelton branch Of the L.
E. 81 ST. l.. road.
In the eleven months of the fiscal year ending
May 81, the c., l., St l.. & c. road shows in
crease in earnings Of Bill, 261 CD over the cor
responding period of the preceding year.
The c., II. & d. earned in the first week of
July $40. 12l, an increase over the earnings OF
the corresponding week in 1886 of "a, 556 The
road shows an increase in earnings since Jan.
of 1929 l36
some passenger depot at Greencastle and will
now build a commodious freight depot at that
point New passenger depots will also be built
at Staunton and Mulberry Grove
General Freight Agent Hibbard, of the Wanda
liza, s distributing circulars announcing the
changes in classification which took effect on
that road yesterday. Most of the changes
In the way of a reduction in rates
Ia all tha nf 7
bany that the Louisville, Evansville 81 St. Louis
road be forced to erect their shops at New
Albany or forfeit tho aid voted them on cousd-
GRAFTON that the Shops should be located there.
Nearly 900 men employed in the new shops
OF the Pennsylvania Company at Columbus. Be-
sides doing large amount of repair work, the
shops are building eleven locomotives and
twelve passenger coaches.
Erie % Western. the Natural Gas Route an
nounces excursion to Niagara Falls the
10th of August Time will be gwen ronte to
visit some OF the big gas wells on this road.
On the 1st of August COL VIM. Hcklin, agent
OF the l., ID. 81 5. at their outside Office, retires,
and Harry Cherrier takes the agency. It is
understood that q position is the
Lake Eric 81 Western for Colonel Hcklin il he
should see ht TO accept il.
The Philadelphia Times says that by the lease
OF the Vandalia, Mr.. Ives has caused another
great power, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
TO be arrayed against him, and it looks as il he
might De ground between the upper and neither
milstones of a mill which grinds very fine.
The Cincinnati, jackson & Macknac people
expect to reach Carlisle with their track this
week. whore connection with the c., H. e. D.
will be made The management OF the former
hopes TO have trains running into Cincinnati ov-
or the c., II. & ID. from that point by the LIST of
August
Parties who keep themselves we'll posted on
the real value of railroad stocks express the
opinion that the Decline stock at it's present
quotation is an excellent purchase. President
Devereux, when living, always advised his
friends to invest in Bee-line stock when it was
Ira the ifties.
The Indiana Midland road is gathering up
thirty to forty carloads of grain and live stock
per day its line which 10 good work for
road In it's veally stage. The c., ST L. g. F., to
secure their patronage, Is furnishing them cars
with great llberality. The roads connect at An
derson.
The L.. N. A & G. ard thA Cincinnati Wa
bash a. Michigan. like the Wabash, utterly ig-
more the long and -short-haul clause OF the
fourth section of the interstate law. and one OF
the most prominent freight here predicts
that within sixty days all the roads in this terri
tory will ignore 1t.
Negotiations pending looking TO q removal
OF the Terre Haute 81 Indianapolis freight de-
pot from It's present location the grounds for
msrly occupied by Coburn 81 Jones's lumber